What is the Greatest Common Factor of 27198 and 27212?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 27198 and 27212 is 2.

GCF(27198,27212) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 27198 and 27212, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 27198 and 27212.

How to find the GCF of 27198 and 27212?

We will first find the prime factorization of 27198 and 27212. After we will calculate the factors of 27198 and 27212 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 27198

Prime factors of 27198 are 2, 3, 1511. Prime factorization of 27198 in exponential form is:

27198 = 2¹ × 3² × 1511¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 27212

Prime factors of 27212 are 2, 6803. Prime factorization of 27212 in exponential form is:

27212 = 2² × 6803¹

Step-3: Factors of 27198

List of positive integer factors of 27198 that divides 27198 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1511, 3022, 4533, 9066, 13599

Step-4: Factors of 27212

List of positive integer factors of 27212 that divides 27198 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 6803, 13606

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 27198 and 27212. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 27198 and 27212 is 2.

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